Fuel and energy

Russia is fulfilling its obligations to supply gas to Europe, but does not believe that it should increase volumes just because the United States is calling for it.

Gazprom will continue to increase gas transit to Europe by filling its underground storage facilities.

Nord Stream 2 will be a problematic legacy for the new German government following the departure of Angela Merkel, Süddeutsche Zeitung columnist Stefan Cornelius said on November 9.

Russia will agree to start direct gas supplies to Ukraine only on condition of political concessions in Donbass and Crimea, analyst Alexander Kochetkov believes.

Belarus continues supplying electricity to Ukraine under the contract signed for November.

Yamal-Europe's gas flow to Germany has increased to 850,000 cubic metres per hour.

Belarusian Energy Minister Viktor Karankevich and Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov signed a protocol on the pricing procedure for natural gas supplies to Minsk and its transportation.

The Ukrainian side expects the German regulator to make a decision this week on Kiev's participation in consultations on the certification of Nord Stream-2.

Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline supports energy security of Europe.

The Kazakhstani authorities do not confirm that Russia blocks transit of coal to Ukraine.

Reverse gas pumping from Germany to Poland via the Yamal-Europe pipeline stopped on Thursday, according to data from the German gas transportation operator Gascade.

The price of gas futures in Europe at the opening of trading on Thursday is reduced by 2.7% to the estimated price of Wednesday, to $ 890 per thousand cubic meters, according to data on ICE Futures.

Economist Korenev: Europeans relaxed and delay the launch of Nord Stream 2

The Taliban movement declared it's full support for the TAPI project and promised Ashgabat to protect the construction of the gas pipeline on the territory of Afghanistan.

Russian gas began to flow to Moldova under a new contract.